PETROCHEMICALS!! :)

1. Define petrochemicals.


By: Cassidy Burrell, Sarah Horsman, and Marissa Philips

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A product that is produced from petroleum there are over 500 000 different petrochemicals.

2. Where do petrochemicals come from?

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Petrochemicals are chemical products derived from petroleum. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuel, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable sources such as corn or suger cane.

3. What is the refinement process ( fractional distillation )

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Petroleum refining processes are those chemical engineering processes and other facilities used in petroleum refineries (also referred to as oil refineries) to transform crude oil into useful products such as liqefied petroliem gas (LPG),gasoline or petrol,kerosene,jet fuel,diesel oil,and fuel oils.

4. How does it get in the environment?

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petrochemicals get in the invironment by a spill of somesort. ( exapmle: an oil spill )

5. What happens once it is in the environment?

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Once petrochemicals are in the invironment they are very bad for humans and can cause some diseases.


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